WWE Worlds Collide (series) explained

WWE Worlds Collide, or simply Worlds Collide, is a professional wrestling streaming television program. It was produced by WWE and featured interbrand competition between wrestlers from WWE's then-five brand divisions: Raw, SmackDown, NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live. The program premiered on the WWE Network on April 14, 2019, and aired as a four-episode series, with the final episode airing on May 1, 2019. It was a follow-up to the 2019 Worlds Collide Tournament.

History

On January 26 and 27, 2019, during Royal Rumble Axxess, WWE filmed the Worlds Collide special.^{[1] [2] [3]} The special featured a tournament with wrestlers from WWE's NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live brands.^[4]

On March 28, 2019, WWE announced that Worlds Collide would return during April's WrestleMania Axxess festival.^[5] In addition to the three brands previously featured at the Worlds Collide special, wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands would also participate in the events.^[5] On April 9, WWE announced that these events would air as a four-episode streaming television series on the WWE Network starting on April 14, under the title, WWE Worlds Collide. The series was taped on April 6–7 at Pier 12 in Brooklyn, New York and aired on April 14, 17, 24, and May 1.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Episodes

May 1, 2019

Notes and References

1. Web site: WWE Worlds Collide to stream on Saturday, Feb. 2. January 24, 2019. January 24, 2019. WWE. WWE.com staff.
2. Web site: NXT, 205 Live and NXT UK Superstars to battle in the first-ever WWE Worlds Collide Tournament at Royal Rumble Axxess. The WWE Worlds Collide Tournament, which will be taped for a WWE Network special, kicks off with a 15-Superstar Battle Royal on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the 8 a.m. session of Axxess. . WWE. January 10, 2019. January 10, 2019.
3. Web site: WWE WORLDS COLLIDE TOURNAMENT SET, WILL BE TAPED FOR NETWORK SPECIAL. Joseph. Currier. Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. January 10, 2019. January 10, 2019.
4. Web site: TOURNAMENT WINNER IS....RESULTS FROM ROYAL RUMBLE AXXESS INCLUDING WORLDS COLLIDE FINALS. Pro Wrestling Insider. Eddie. Arizona. January 27, 2019. January 27, 2019.
5. Web site: NXT Superstars vs. NXT Alumni, Cruiserweights Collide and more at WrestleMania Axxess' Worlds Collide events. March 28, 2019. April 9, 2019. WWE.
6. Web site: When to watch Worlds Collide on WWE Network. April 9, 2019. April 9, 2019. WWE.
7. Web site: WORLDS COLLIDE SPECIALS, NXT UK TAPINGS SET FOR WRESTLEMANIA AXXESS. Joseph. Currier. March 28, 2019. April 9, 2019. Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
8. Web site: Full WWE When Worlds Collide Taping Results From AXXESS (SPOILERS). April 8, 2019. April 9, 2019. 411Mania.